Chicago Housekeepers Detail Sex Harassment From Guests

CHICAGO (CBS/WBBM) — The arrest of the head of the International Monetary Fund for the alleged sexual assault of a New York hotel housekeeper has emboldened housekeepers at Chicago hotels to tell their stories of unwanted encounters.

“They encounter guests alone, behind closed doors,” according to their union vice president, Jo Marie Agriesti. “The most important thing right now is to break the silence.”

Housekeepers stood with mops and buckets on the steps of the old Chicago Water Tower on North Michigan Avenue, detailing things that, they say, happened to them in Chicago hotel rooms.

Claudia Virto said was cleaning an occupied room during a convention when she was confronted by a naked guest.